getGO {PanVizGenerator} | R Documentation

## Download and store the Gene Ontology

### Description

This function downloads a copy of the gene ontology and formats it for quick access. It can optionally check the current version and only download a new if it supersede the current one.

### Usage

    getGO(mode = "force")

### Arguments

`mode` | Either 'force' (default) or 'auto'. If 'force' the gene ontology will get fetched no matter what. If 'auto' it will only get fetched if the current local version is older than the one available on the net.

### Value

This function is called for its side effects

### References

http://geneontology.org

### Examples

    if (interactive()) {
        getGO('auto')
    }

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